Posts Tagged ‘midterm elections’

One of the most pathetic sights in post-midterm America is that of whining liberal elites still trying to demonise the Tea Party, with ever more ludicrous and hate-filled attacks. Instead of acknowled...
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Fox News and the BBC are reporting that Robert Gibbs is about to step down as White House Press Secretary, and become “an outside presidential adviser”. His departure comes just two months after t...
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If there is one political movement that has truly shaken the foundations of the American political system in 2010, it is the Tea Party movement. In fact I would describe is as the most influential mov...
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There is still no sign at all of any kind of near or long-term recovery for President Obama after his midterm shellacking in early November. If anything, one month on from the Congressional election...
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One of the big talking points in the run up to yesterday's midterms was whether African-Americans would turn out in the same numbers that they did in 2008. They were certainly more assiduously courted...
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When the dust has settled from the Republicans' stunning success in the mid-term elections, spare a thought for the military campaign in Afghanistan which I believe has just received a massive boost. ...
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Look around the Conservative party and you are not short of people who have close friends among Republicans standing for office. From George Osborne down, there is a web of personal contacts stretchin...
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As Toby Harnden reports, Hillary Clinton has opted to stay well clear of today’s midterms, sitting them out in a two-week tour of Asia and Australasia. In fact she’s been as elusive as the Scarlet...
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"He's the only guy I know on the scene today who makes grown men cry," says Florida's former Governor, Jeb Bush. And Mr Bush isn't the only one to notice Marco Rubio's special quality. Already at the ...
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As America goes to the polls, we shall see how successful the Tea Party is at converting publicity into votes. However the candidates perform, the wave of anger they represent will linger far beyond t...
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